Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-23
CARLISLE's APTITUDE AND ABILs
ITY.
The Magnificent Record He Has Made in
Public Life at the Capital.

The Magnificent Record He Has Made in
Public Life at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The superior
fitness of Mr. Carlisle for the office Of
Secretary of the Treasury is recognized
by everyone acquainted with the intellec'
tual equipment of the man.
He is hard student, master of an
alysis, capable of sustained effort, and
with great natural aptitude for public af-
fairs. His talents have ripened slowly.
He was forty years of age when ne
entered Congress only ten years ago.
at that time he was unknown outside
of his own state, and known there
only as a lawyer. His name was not
included in the list Of those who had
participated in shaping political issues.
But he has risen head and shoulders
above his colleagues, and tanks next to
Mr.. Clay himself in the estimation OF his
people. Then, temperamentallv, he is
suited to the post. He is a patient and
an extremely pleasant man, and can
dispose of crowd OF callers as speedily
and as satisfactorily as possible. This
part of the work, which was SO trying on
Mr.. Manning, would prove no serious
draft on Mr.. Carlisle at all.
The transfer, one would suppose, would
not only be to Mr.. Csrlisle's taste, but
would afford him greater opportunity
for the exercise of his talents. His career
as Speaker, save in one direction, has not
been great success. As presiding
officer he stands almost alone IN the his
tory of the place for fairness, for moders
ton and parliamentary knowledge aud
skill. He has administered his
duties like judge on the bench,
and from his decisions there is never
the thought of appeal. But his party
has made no progress in the House during
his two terms as Speaker on any conSRE-
uous proposition to which it was com
mittedf and the fault in large measure
has been his own. He lacks the rugged
aggressiveness necessary to successful
party leadership. In spirit of courtesy,
and in an honest effort to make peace
between factions, he put his opponent,
Mr.. Randall, in a place which has given
him practical control of the whole situa-
ton. Mr.. Carlisle's friends remon-
strated with him, but to no purpose.
They pointed out to him that he was
multiplying the fruits of his triumph; that
Mr.. Randall would use his Craftsmanship
of the appropriations committee to bals
Hill Ill GuS euuS lC ubu III view"
were words truer, and they are particu
larly true Of the situation to day. Mr..
Randall has his appropriation bills so
marshaled tnat he commands every ap-
proach in the House, and nothing that he
determines to oppose has any chance
whatever of passing.
In the Treasury Department there
would be no division of responsibility, no
opportunity for embarrassment growing
out of such a state of things as that
described existing in the House. Mr..
Carlisle would have the whole machinery
of the department under his own indi-
vidual control, and could bring the
full complement of his talents to
bear upon directing it. That he
would succeed in the place no
one seems to doubt. There is the fullest
confidence felt in both the character and
ability of the man, and the case was sum-
Married to-day by a gentleman who said /:
''There is no man in New York whose ap-
pOintment would satisfy the people of
.that state as would the appointment OF
Mr.. Carlisle, and no man outside Of that
state would satisfy the people OF New
York as would Mr.. Carlisle. The Presi-
dent, therefore, ought by all means to
appoint him"